Firewalls Jumpstart for Network and Systems Administrators
In this book, you will gain extensive hands-on experience installing and configuring a firewall. You will also learn how to allow access to key Web services while maintaining your organization's security, as well as how to implement firewall-to-firewall virtual private networks (VPNs). You will...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
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Chantilly
Elsevier Science
2004
Elsevier Science & Technology Digital Press Elsevier Digital Press |
Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In this book, you will gain extensive hands-on experience installing and configuring a firewall. You will also learn how to allow access to key Web services while maintaining your organization's security, as well as how to implement firewall-to-firewall virtual private networks (VPNs). You will learn how to build a firewall to protect your network; provide access to HTTP and FTP services on the Internet, and implement publicly accessible servers without compromising security. Furthermore, throughout the book, extensive hands-on examples provide you with practical experience in establishing security with firewalls. Examples include, but are not limited to: Installing and configuring Check Point FireWall-1; scanning to validate configuration using ISS Internet Scanner; configuring the firewall to support simple and complex Web services; setting up a packet filtering router; enhancing firewall configurations to support split-DNS; authenticating remote users; and protecting browsers and servers with a proxy-based firewall.·Install and configure proxy-based and stateful-filtering firewalls ·Protect internal IP addresses with NAT and deploy a secure DNS architecture ·Develop an Internet/intranet security policy to protect your organization's systems and data ·Reduce your susceptibility to an attack by deploying firewalls, data encryption and decryption and other countermeasures |
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Bibliography: | Available also in a print ed. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Title from title screen. |
ISBN: | 0080491324 9780080491325 1555582974 9781555582975 |